Gecko The Physicist
They can resist gravity and easily hang upside down on flat ceilings. They are geckos, extraordinary lizards that…
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Should We Fear a Magnetic Pole Shift?
The Earth currently rotates in a counter-clockwise direction. This rotation, along with movement of iron particles inside the…
Gastro Intestinal Flora and Our Health
The systems of the human body are created with a staggering degree of perfection. The body has approximately…
How Many Supercomputers Would Fit Inside Your Brain?
The complexity and potential of the human brain are astonishing. The brain is capable of performing millions of…
Quasars and Our Location in the Universe
Imagine you are in a place where everything around you is moving. If somebody asks you to locate…
Like Dissolves Like
Can you imagine a cup of coffee, sugarless at the top but intensely sweet at the bottom? Likewise,…
Science and Religion in a World of Religious Pluralism
We live in a time of deep division: Will the coming years reveal an increasing number of partnerships…
The Fallacy of Vestigial Organs: Outer Ear Muscles
The outer ear (auricula) is an oval structure, its wide part facing upwards. When we look at the…
The Intricate Beauty of the Nervous System
The human body is comprised of many systems, but none quite like the nervous system. This enigmatic system…
The Design of the Vascular Tissue in Plants
Just as humans have blood vessels under their skin, leaves also have vessels. These vessels transport water and…
An Organism Which Doesn’t Burn or Freeze
The land, freshwater lakes and rivers, and seas are adorned with all types of organisms. Up until now,…
Immunological Memory
When we hear the word “memory,” brain cells generally come to mind. However, our lymph cells, which are…
A History of Sufism for Western Readers
Among the general Western public, Sufism has often been confused with the mystical traditions of the Far East,…
The Impeccable Digestive Tract
Almost every single system in the human body works without rest, even during sleep. The mechanism is set,…
There Is News From Space!
67P is a comet located around 500 billion kilometers away from the Earth. Discovered in 1969 and named…